The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30
THE BREAKFAST TABLE.


CHICAGO Saturday Herald: LIE ice cream a
mort! Vive le bivalve!
MISS CLEVELAND has just hired pew in the
First Presbyterian Church, OF New York, and
contemplates taking class in the Sunday
school of the same church.
CARDINAL TAsCHEREAU is evidently not q
Saint Anthony. He refused to attend the Pre-
mier's reception in Quebec. last Friday evening,
because the ladies were to dress decollese.
The Princess Olympia Bariatinski is a trusted
agent of the Gear. She is now in Berlin on a
confidential mission to Emperor William. The
Gar evidently believes that q woman can keep
q secret
In Harrisburg society of ladies held tea-
meeting and social the other day and called it a
Campfire" Thus do the women of America
ilch from the sterner sex the pomp and circum-
stance of war.
SIR CHARLES dixie has had q more cordial
reception in Athens than has been rendered
foreigner since Sir Moses Montefore visited that
city some years ago. Dixie is not without honor
save in his own country.
Mrs. l.. Fl. DARRAGH, Of Philadelphia who
painted the portrait of Grant presented by Mr..
work on a companion picture of General Sheri-
dan, which MIR. Childs will place at the left Of
that Of Grant Mr.. Childs has also ordered a
similar portrait of General Sherman, to be
placed at the RIGHT Of Grant.
A wELL-KNowN writer of Boston called at the
Century Office in this city the other day, and
when she went away forgot her overshoes.
Frank Stockton, the story writer. them,
and at once sent them to her by mail with this
note: s.-f>eyftk
OFFICE OF THE CENTURY MAGAZINE.
NEW YORK.
Mrs -. Dear Madam: Without expressing any
opinion in regard to the literary merits of the ncosed
articles permit to that they for
the columns of this magazine Respectfully yours.
The CENTURY COMPANY, per +. S.
KAISER WILHELM recently sent telegraphic
dispatch to nonoeenarian lawyer, Herr Mass
mann, of Rostock, coneratulating him on his
ninetieth birthday, and ION his successful
efforts to compete with himself in age" and ex-
pressing a hope that "God may continue for a
long time to encourage this zeal by granting
Massmann satisfactory vigor both in mind and
body" This colleague In age of his Majesty has
been in the habit for some years OF residing in
Gastein at the same time as the Kaiser, and has
frequently been singled out by his sovereign for
a few gracious words, in which he was eongratu-
lated on his energy and vigor.
THE Sultan OF Morocco is Tor was) much mar
ried; to the extent of some 1900 wives. His
chief instrument for maintaining domestic dis
cipline is Tor wasl bicycle. This machine was
presented to him by French manufactures. OF
course His Majesty never would learn to ride it
himself But he mad a circular track laid out
in his courtyard, and whenever any Of his wives
were guilty of misdemeanors he made them go
out there and ride tho wheel. The least offender
had to keep at it till ehe had fallen of i've
times, while the worst culprits had twenty five
falls to make. Meantime His Majesty would
stand by and watch them with ghonlish glee.
LADY ANNE BLUNT. who was SO grossly ILL
treated by the police at the time of the arrest of
her husband, Wilfrid Blunt at the Irish meet
ing at Woodford, is the daughter of Ada, the
only child of the great poet Lord Byron. Ada,
her talented father, married the present Earl of
Loveace. Lady Auno's husband, Mr. Wlfrid
Blunt belongs to a Sussex county family. and
served for some years in the diplomatic service
He is chiefly known for his advocacy of and in
timacv with Arab Pasha, the Egyptian insur-
gent leader, while on the turf his name is asso
ciated with several futile attempts to popularize
the Arab breed of horses on British race courses.
Mr. Blunt is a great favorte with Mr.. Glad
stone
Mr.. o. A. STEVENS relates in the Los Angeles
Tribune that some years ago he met the Rev.
Dr. Edward Egeleston in Switzerland, and went
with him to diligence bureau to secure him
place to Chamounix. 81 acted" said Mr.. Stevens,
.as interpreter. and noticed the clerk looking
with awe at DR.. Eggleston's tall form, long hair.
sombrero and novel cut of clothes. for he af-
fected the Western air then. What is that man
French. Yes 1 answered. He hssitated
minute and continued, looking again at the hair
and hat. is it that he is savageF 'Savagel
not at ALL I beg ten thousand pardons but it
to me- occurred that he is by hazard an Indian
.Ah. not exactly replied. He is not In
dian, but an Indianian' 'Ah. precisely. I
thought so' And, thanks to the mans mystif-
cation, DR.. Egelestonrgot seat in the imperial
that had already bee4engaged.'
"Reminiscences.
what is that. nnothersfT. 1.-THE rink. my child;
The year it built an the people went wild.
They crowded its wallis and to musc's glad sound
On furniture casters they slid themselves round:
But the fool killer canef with his two handed club.
And he all the siders from graybeard to cub;
And the building ssnteis used. as you see,
By the Mourners Embnaning and Shroud Company"
y Robert J. Burdette.
Now the gay unmarried farmer in the evening takes
his charmer.
Mary Jane. or Sal. Dinah, for some pleasant
moonlight drives.
And he tells that yearning story, always though
always hoary III
And before the winter over she'll have joined the
ranks of wives.
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